Sebi issues new framework for completing rights issue process within 23 working days

Sebi issues new framework for completing rights issue process within 23 working days

Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Tuesday made it mandatory to complete the rights issue within 23 working days from the date of its approval by the company’s board of directors. The move comes amid Sebi‘s objective to make rights issues more lucrative for the purpose of raising funds. In a … Read more

Invest in gold with 360 ONE Asset’s new Gold ETF; check details, minimum application amount

Invest in gold with 360 ONE Asset’s new Gold ETF; check details, minimum application amount

360 ONE Mutual Fund (formerly known as IIFL Mutual Fund) introduced the 360 ONE Gold ETF on February 20, 2025. This open-ended exchange-traded fund (ETF) is designed to mirror returns linked to domestic gold prices while accounting for potential tracking errors. The NFO, which monitors gold prices within the country, will be accessible until February … Read more

Gold ETFs vs Silver ETFs: Are the white metal bonds getting popular? What’s the near future outlook

Gold ETFs vs Silver ETFs: Are the white metal bonds getting popular? What’s the near future outlook

Silver ETFs: In 2024, Silver ETFs have become a favored investment choice, experiencing significant growth in assets under management. A study conducted by ICRA Analytics reveals that Silver Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) have shown impressive performance, surpassing that of gold ETFs over the past year. Silver ETFs have generated returns of up to 32.49% in the … Read more

Bourses should learn to say no to SME IPOs: Ashwani Bhatia

Bourses should learn to say no to SME IPOs: Ashwani Bhatia

Stock exchanges should learn to say ‘no’ to public listings of small and medium enterprises(SMEs), said a senior Sebi official on Monday. “I was a banker and I was told to say no when required,” Sebi whole-time member Ashwani Bhatia said at an industry event. “Nobody is saying no to SME listings, even when they … Read more

Lower public float of 10% allowed for companies listing on IFSC bourses

Lower public float of 10% allowed for companies listing on IFSC bourses

New Delhi: India on Wednesday allowed companies listing on an exchange in its GIFT city international financial services centre to have a lower public float of 10%. Companies listed on local exchanges are mandated to maintain a minimum public shareholding of 25%. The government issued a notification stipulating a lower public shareholding requirement for companies … Read more

Chock-a-Block: Rs 55,000 crore mega stock deals & counting

Chock-a-Block: Rs 55,000 crore mega stock deals & counting

Mumbai: The frequency and size of block deals in India are keeping pace with the recent surge in India’s equity indices as promoters, private equity majors and global investment funds execute billions of dollars of negotiated trades in public stock. So far in March, shares worth more than ₹55,000 crore – the highest ever in … Read more

NSE & BSE to have normal trading today, but Monday to be a holiday

NSE & BSE to have normal trading today, but Monday to be a holiday

New Delhi: Stock exchanges NSE and BSE on Friday said there will be normal trading sessions on January 20 and a trading holiday on January 22. Earlier, the bourses were scheduled to hold special trading sessions in the equity and equity derivative segment on January 20 (Saturday) to check their preparedness to handle major disruption … Read more

UPI's increased transfer limit for hospitals will be applicable from January 10: NPCI

UPI's increased transfer limit for hospitals will be applicable from January 10: NPCI

The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has asked its members to comply with the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) decision to increase the UPI transaction limit to Rs 5 lakh for hospitals and educational services by January 10. The NPCI has instructed banks, payment service providers (PSPs), and UPI applications to increase transaction limits … Read more

Stock exchanges slap fines on IOC, ONGC, GAIL for failure to meet listing regulations

Stock exchanges slap fines on IOC, ONGC, GAIL for failure to meet listing regulations

Stock exchanges have slapped fines on state-owned oil and gas firms including IOC, ONGC and GAIL for their failure to meet listing requirements of having a requisite number of independent directors and women directors. In separate filings, the companies detailed the fines imposed by the BSE and NSE but were quick to point out that … Read more

Promoters must disclose family pacts: Sebi

Promoters must disclose family pacts: Sebi

Mumbai: Come July 15, promoters must disclose to exchanges their family settlement agreements or arrangements that have a bearing or influence on management control of listed entities for such deals to remain legal. In its notified rules, the capital market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has said that agreements that subsist as … Read more